Echinocereus rigidissimus rubrispinus cold hardiness

[teddytn]

I have some experience with echinocereus, but couldn’t find any definite cold hardiness ratings on this one…seemed back and forth. Any one growing this and know if it’s worth planting in 7a cold wise? I’ll cover it to keep it dry if I have to. 

[Silas_Sancona]

8 minutes ago, teddytn said:

I have some experience with echinocereus, but couldn’t find any definite cold hardiness ratings on this one…seemed back and forth. Any one growing this and know if it’s worth planting in 7a cold wise? I’ll cover it to keep it dry if I have to. 

Here's the range for the species, note, most of this area is 9a or lower ( 8,7, etc )  many areas can see snow as well in winter ( Albeit not much of it, or all winter )

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/162188-Echinocereus-rigidissimus

LLifle info: Note the soil they prefer / watering.. Mine are all in 90% Granite. 

https://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/8509/Echinocereus_rigidissimus

[teddytn]

4 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Here's the range for the species, note, most of this area is 9a or lower ( 8,7, etc )  many areas can see snow as well in winter ( Albeit not much of it, or all winter )

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/162188-Echinocereus-rigidissimus

LLifle info: Note the soil they prefer / watering.. Mine are all in 90% Granite. 

https://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/8509/Echinocereus_rigidissimus

Excellent thank you for the info! This hedgehog almost always stays solitary, is that right? Fine with me, just curious if you’ve ever seen a clumping specimen?

[Silas_Sancona]

1 minute ago, teddytn said:

Excellent thank you for the info! This hedgehog almost always stays solitary, is that right? Fine with me, just curious if you’ve ever seen a clumping specimen?

99% solitary ..at least all the nursery- grown specimens i've seen / my own specimens..  Hoping to track these down in habitat this summer, so we'll see if i manage to find any branched or offsetting specimens.

Most pictures you'll see online w/ what look like multi- branched specimens, are just several individual specimens potted up together.

 

[teddytn]

4 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

99% solitary ..at least all the nursery- grown specimens i've seen / my own specimens..  Hoping to track these down in habitat this summer, so we'll see if i manage to find any branched or offsetting specimens.

Most pictures you'll see online w/ what look like multi- branched specimens, are just several individual specimens potted up together.

 

I assumed they were multiple specimens, they’re all too upright and spaced apart, unnatural looking. 
I’m definitely interested in pics if you find any species out and about on your treks!!!

I can look up pics obviously…hoping the flowers are fairly rainbowrific like the spination lol

[Silas_Sancona]

8 minutes ago, teddytn said:

I assumed they were multiple specimens, they’re all too upright and spaced apart, unnatural looking. 
I’m definitely interested in pics if you find any species out and about on your treks!!!

I can look up pics obviously…hoping the flowers are fairly rainbowrific like the spination lol

Pretty darn sweet if you ask me, haha







 

[teddytn]

52 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Pretty darn sweet if you ask me, haha







 

Yeah no kidding!!!! Top notch, wow 

[Silas_Sancona]

5 minutes ago, teddytn said:

Yeah no kidding!!!! Top notch, wow 

There's also a solid, white - flowered form out there of the species as well..  Hoping my pair will be big enough to try and flower by next spring..